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Accessing SAS® Forecast Server from Microsoft Excel

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This paper shows how to access large-scale automated forecasting and strong analytics through a Microsoft Office interface. SAS Forecast Server can be easily accessed from Microsoft Excel using three new forecasting wizards in SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office (included with SAS Enterprise BI Server). These wizards provide users with an alternative to SAS Forecast Studio to drive and automate the forecasting process.

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